Re: old OpenServers able to use Debian?
Hi Stuart!
On 2/14/19 1:28 PM, IT1 Stuart Blake Tener, USNR wrote:
> I have some P710 or P720 (they are 4U rack mount) OpenServers from a number of years ago that I believe are Power5. Is there a current (or older) version of Debian that works for them?
>
> If there is no current Debian version for them, then presuming I install an older version is there a script that will allow me to do an upgrade of packages via a source build of current sources or are there issues to do this?
You should be able to install Debian's ppc64 port on these servers
as POWER5 is already 64-bit capable.
Installing GRUB should also just work as these machines don't require
the extra hassle to use an HFS partition for booting.
Use this image: https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/2019-01-27/debian-10.0-ppc64-NETINST-1.iso
Adrian
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